diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index b2d5c91..9256dce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Fix Element#clonePosition to call viewportOffset.  Closes #8372.  [graemenelson, Christophe Porteneuve] 
+
 * Prevent an error being thrown by $$ when #id does not exist in $$("div #id").  Closes #8325.  [Tobie Langel, ecke]
 
 * Make Prototype.ScriptFragment behave when including Prototype inline.  [Christophe Porteneuve]
diff --git a/src/dom.js b/src/dom.js
index e773cb3..479e985 100644
--- a/src/dom.js
+++ b/src/dom.js
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ Element.Methods = {
     // position:absolute needs offsetParent deltas
     if (Element.getStyle(element,'position') == 'absolute') {
       parent = element.getOffsetParent();
-      delta = parent.getViewportOffset();
+      delta = parent.viewportOffset();
     }
 
     // correct by body offsets (fixes Safari)